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lloyd blankstein, steve case, marissa mayer. and we're not getting enough visas to highly skilled workers. >> this has been going on for years and years and years, that there's been a shortage of engineers, people with sci-tech backgrounds in the valleys. and this is only going to advance. because industry right now in america is becoming automated, you need a lot more phds, people with deep math backgrounds, and we don't churn enough of those people out in this country. that's a no brainer. but the union deal is very, very interesting. one of the more contentious parts of the debate is the lower end of the spectrum. what do you do about creating a path to legalize immigration for people who are coming in with lower skill sets. but it's impossible to find a serious piece of economic evidence that low-end immigration is overall bad for the economy. it's good. it's a net -- it's a net positive for the economy. all kinds of immigration. because those folks that are coming in. particularly if they're on a path to legalization, are n
lloyd blankstein, steve case, marissa mayer. and we're not getting enough visas to highly skilled workers. >> this has been going on for years and years and years, that there's been a shortage of engineers, people with sci-tech backgrounds in the valleys. and this is only going to advance. because industry right now in america is becoming automated, you need a lot more phds, people with deep math backgrounds, and we don't churn enough of those people out in this country. that's a no...
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ramesh, susan, steve. on friday morning, we knew that scott brown was releasing a statement. the minute he said that you sort of knew where the writing was. i was surprised by some of the reporting that said he shocked republicans by not running. i would have been shocked if he had run. >> we think he's going to run for governor. probably a better race for him and maybe a better job. people who have worked in the senate might think being governor is a better place to be. >> steve, we were reminding folks on friday that martha cokely got 47%. if on the republicans' greatest day of all time, low democratic point in massachusetts, and your ceiling is 53, it's not going to happen. >> it's not going to happen for that reason. >> even if your name is scott brown, after his whole -- this time they had actually run a campaign against him. >> that's exactly my point. the democrats were sort of snuck up on last time. that wouldn't happen again. scott brown, really, if anybody runs, democrats will make sure massachusetts elects a democrat. >> but there is a history of moderate massachus
ramesh, susan, steve. on friday morning, we knew that scott brown was releasing a statement. the minute he said that you sort of knew where the writing was. i was surprised by some of the reporting that said he shocked republicans by not running. i would have been shocked if he had run. >> we think he's going to run for governor. probably a better race for him and maybe a better job. people who have worked in the senate might think being governor is a better place to be. >> steve,...
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and you have bachmann, you have him and steve king in iowa. >> we got a bite of steve here we should show, because he is right up there in this menagerie with paul broun. of course, broun isn't alone. here he is, steve king. >> we have a very, very urban center barack obama who has decided he is going to run for president. we've got to stand up at some point and say we are not going to pay slavery reparations in the united states congress. that war has been fought. that was over a century ago. government can sit down and decide to pay reparations with money borrowed from the chinese. >> you know, i got to tell you. i'm sort of a thaddeus stevens kind of guy with reparations. i think we should have done it with 30 acres and a mule back in the 1860s. but i haven't heard that issue raised. who is he arguing? >> there are 15 bills right now before congress that are reparation bills where. have you been? >> there is no money to give out. >> but people are still on it. i did a story about how aetna, people were after aetna to make reparations. i mean this is still in the news. >> i think t
and you have bachmann, you have him and steve king in iowa. >> we got a bite of steve here we should show, because he is right up there in this menagerie with paul broun. of course, broun isn't alone. here he is, steve king. >> we have a very, very urban center barack obama who has decided he is going to run for president. we've got to stand up at some point and say we are not going to pay slavery reparations in the united states congress. that war has been fought. that was over a...
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crossroad president steve law said "our approach will be to institutionalize the buckley rule. support the most conservative candidate who can win." an important caveat. the buckley rule has its opponents, namely adhere ens of the limbaugh rule. rush's 2010 counter edict that you vote for the most conservative republican in the primary, period. rush's rule was pronounced not surprisingly on the day of the christine o'donnell won her party's delaware primary where she would go on to be crushed in the general election and become the poster child for tea party folly and witches. still, word of rove's establishment maneuverings over the weekend immediately wrainkled many on the right who saw it as a distinct cave-in to dast adviserly moderates. any candidate who gets this group's support should be targeted for destruction by the conservative movement. the conservative club for growth pointed to successful insurgent candidates who defeated establishment choices. "they are welcome to support the likes of arlen specter, charlie krist and david dewhurst. we will if any to proudly suppo
crossroad president steve law said "our approach will be to institutionalize the buckley rule. support the most conservative candidate who can win." an important caveat. the buckley rule has its opponents, namely adhere ens of the limbaugh rule. rush's 2010 counter edict that you vote for the most conservative republican in the primary, period. rush's rule was pronounced not surprisingly on the day of the christine o'donnell won her party's delaware primary where she would go on to be...
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where will steve pierce be during the address? his announcement yesterday, public hearing on the chicken is the same day of the state of the union. pearce will be attending a meeting on a chicken to the endangerered species list. >>> and their top staffers would rather forget. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service®, works for thousands of home businesses. because at usps.com®, you can pay, print and have your packages picked up for free. i can even drop off free boxes. i wear a lot of hats. well, technically i wear one. the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. with multiple lacerations to the wing and a fractured beak. surgery was successful, but he will be in a cast until it is fully healed, possibly several months. so, if the duck isn't able to work, how will he pay for his living expenses? aflac. like his rent and car payments? aflac. what about gas and groceries? aflac. cell
where will steve pierce be during the address? his announcement yesterday, public hearing on the chicken is the same day of the state of the union. pearce will be attending a meeting on a chicken to the endangerered species list. >>> and their top staffers would rather forget. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. i'm lorenzo. i work for 47 different companies. well, technically i work for one. that company, the united states postal service®, works for...
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the republican party cannot afford to have steve israel run for senate and lose -- >> you mean steve king? >> say that again? i'm sorry, steve king. >> steve israel, democrat -- >> yes. >> karl rove likes to pretend it was todd akin and richard mourdock who lost the election but wasn't it george w. bush, the monster to karl rove's dr. frankenstein who lost the election for republicans? >> well, he certainly did his part. i would -- as did karl rove. >> exactly. >> wouldn't you love to be in the meetings with donors when the donor says tell us what you've been up to recently, karl? what races have you won? that's going ton an interesting meeting. more importantly, one of the things i find so interesting, there's an element of chickens coming home to roost because when you don't stand up against birtherism and some of the other conspiracy theories and you let these things fester within the base of your party and then candidates run on some of those sort of wacky ideas, yeah, you know what? they're probably going to lose. and so now they're having to sort of internally deal with a probl
the republican party cannot afford to have steve israel run for senate and lose -- >> you mean steve king? >> say that again? i'm sorry, steve king. >> steve israel, democrat -- >> yes. >> karl rove likes to pretend it was todd akin and richard mourdock who lost the election but wasn't it george w. bush, the monster to karl rove's dr. frankenstein who lost the election for republicans? >> well, he certainly did his part. i would -- as did karl rove. >>...
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the first target could be in iowa where representative steve king is considering running for the congress in 2014 but the head of the conservative fund the conservative defeat project telling politico, another example of the republican establish's hostility toward its conservative base rather than listening to the grass roots and working to advance their principles, the establishment has chosen to declare war on the party's most loyal supporters and from red state, quote, i share any candidate who gets this group's support should be targeted for destruction by the conservative movement. joining me is editor mark murray. but the reality you and the first read team say this could and perhaps will get ugly here. >> well, it could get ugly. also railroad healthy. this is something that all parties go through after losing elections, particularly losing back to back presidential contests and crossroads, same organization trying to have a new outfit and outshoot saying it comes down to capable candidates versus incompetent ones and sometimes that capability is in the eye of the beholder. there w
the first target could be in iowa where representative steve king is considering running for the congress in 2014 but the head of the conservative fund the conservative defeat project telling politico, another example of the republican establish's hostility toward its conservative base rather than listening to the grass roots and working to advance their principles, the establishment has chosen to declare war on the party's most loyal supporters and from red state, quote, i share any candidate...
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. >> and how about steve king on immigration? >> i think that was meant to be a compliment toward immigrants. up next, the latest republican scheme to rig the election. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." there are several states where republicans floated the idea of how electoral votes are dif i haved up. republicans controlled the state legislatures. well, the scheme seem today have crashed before they even began in most of those states. in florida, for example, top republicans have backed away. in virginia, the bill was killed in committee. in ohio, the republican governor indicated it was opposed in wisconsin where paul ryan said he was against the change. that leaves one state for now, pae pa. and republicans seem sbent intent on going ahead. dominic says he will introduce legislation this month that will change how electoral votes are awarded, changing it from a winner take all to a popular vote. that would be instead of 12. it's going against them. well, this latest scheme su
. >> and how about steve king on immigration? >> i think that was meant to be a compliment toward immigrants. up next, the latest republican scheme to rig the election. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." there are several states where republicans floated the idea of how electoral votes are dif i haved up. republicans controlled the state legislatures. well, the scheme seem today have crashed before they...
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. >> and how about steve king on immigration? >> i think that was meant to be a compliment toward immigrants. up next, the latest republican scheme to rig the election. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. anti-depressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not for children under 18. people taking maois, linezolid or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abd
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lots of folks watching that race there, where republican congressman steve king is a potential candidate for the senate seat being vacated by the retiring tom harkin. crossroads president steven law says they're concerned about king's quote, todd aiken problem. what's your thought? is it going to get worse before it gets better here? will this move help in 2014? or is it 2016? >> i think there will be bruising changes that are going to go on within the republican party. with all due respect to john which i think spoke about pragmatism which i really do agree with, however, it's the philosophy of the overall republican party. while i may not agree with everything senator rubio did, he's actually saying wait, our government can help resolve this immigration problem. that's what i think will serve them better in the longer term, the philosophy really does align more with the moderate republicanism of president eisenhower, even frankly, president reagan. >> on immigration, the tea party is split on that issue right now. thank you so much. >>> we're learning more today about a disturbing stor
lots of folks watching that race there, where republican congressman steve king is a potential candidate for the senate seat being vacated by the retiring tom harkin. crossroads president steven law says they're concerned about king's quote, todd aiken problem. what's your thought? is it going to get worse before it gets better here? will this move help in 2014? or is it 2016? >> i think there will be bruising changes that are going to go on within the republican party. with all due...
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steve, help me out here. i think the democrats are holding a losing hand if they come back and ask for more taxes. they talk about raising tax rates on anybody. but if we're talking about closing loopholes, carried interest, sort of doing what warren buffett said, you know, he shouldn't be paying 16 -- that argument goes with most americans. is that what we're talking about now? >> essentially. so here's where the fight is. >> not higher rates but closing these loopholes. >> the president is not going to come back and ask for higher rates. i think we're done on higher rates. what he's saying is let's close some of these loopholes. the ones he mentioned happen not to be the biggest money savers. but then he's saying let's take that money and add it to the revenue pot to help balance the budget. the republicans are saying, fine, let's do those things, but let's use that money to lower rates. so that's where the battle's going to be fought between the republicans wanting to use that tax reform money to lower rat
steve, help me out here. i think the democrats are holding a losing hand if they come back and ask for more taxes. they talk about raising tax rates on anybody. but if we're talking about closing loopholes, carried interest, sort of doing what warren buffett said, you know, he shouldn't be paying 16 -- that argument goes with most americans. is that what we're talking about now? >> essentially. so here's where the fight is. >> not higher rates but closing these loopholes. >>...
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joining us now is steve kornacki, the co-host of msnbc's "the cycle." he is a senior writer for salon.com. good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> so i was trying to make the case there in the previous segment that the volume of political action to keep gun reform in the news and viable shows that they are cognizant, that reformers are cognizant of the way it's petered out in the past. they're trying to do something qualitatively different. do you think it's qualitatively different? >> i think it's quantitatively different, too. if you look at mentions of gun control in news articles, what you see in the pass is after mass shooting tragedy, after a week, two weeks, it's gone. still more than 50% more than a month of this, that's different than in the past. if you look at tracking social media, tweets involving gun control, second amendment, nra, things like, there they actually have been spiking weeks out from sandy hook. january 9th when obama announced the task force, january 16th. these terms are trending now. that suggests there's engagement her
joining us now is steve kornacki, the co-host of msnbc's "the cycle." he is a senior writer for salon.com. good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> so i was trying to make the case there in the previous segment that the volume of political action to keep gun reform in the news and viable shows that they are cognizant, that reformers are cognizant of the way it's petered out in the past. they're trying to do something qualitatively different. do you think it's...